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My inspiration for these cupcakes come from Joanna Gaines! Every time I pass through Waco I try to stop at the Silos Baking Company and grab a few sweet treats. I love her lemon lavender cupcakes and wanted to try to make some at home. While they may not be as good as hers, I think the frosting turned out pretty tasty!

I posted the frosting recipe below. I may need to eat a few more cupcakes from Joanna Gaines to get it just right…oh well, I will make the sacrifice!

I love sugar cookies anytime of the year, but there is something special about making them at Christmastime. These cookies bring back wonderful memories as I have been making this recipe with my mom since I was a little girl. I helped her decorate these then and I love them just as much today!

Shape into 1″ balls
Roll in sugar (or colored sugar or sprinkles)
Place on greased cookie sheet or on parchment paper
Bake at 375 for 8 minutes each
Remove and top each cookie with candy kiss, press until cookie cracks

These little cupcakes went all over New York with me and my sisters. I carried them in my purse, in a souvenir bag, asked my sister to hold and even dropped some a few times, all for the sake of an iconic photo op.

PUMPKIN with CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
The Food Hall in The Plaza

COCONUT and VANILLA CUPCAKE
from Citarella Gourmet Market in West Village
(fire escape at 39 Christopher St)

HAZELNUT with VANILLA BUTTERCREAM
from One-Girl Cookie Bakery
(DUMBO-love the Manhattan Bridge)if you look close you can see Empire State Building in between

PURE VANILLA CUPCAKE
from Sweet Revenge in West Village
(one of my faves…and I dropped it right before I took this pic)